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A little confession, I’ve been dealing with some disappointment this week. My friend Moussa has been traveling to come see me since last Friday. He left Ottawa on a train at 4:30 Friday morning heading … Read More

Sometimes the simplest of things trigger a real insight for me. Its not so much one of those things that is hard to understand or fathom. Its not a revelation which is so deep and … Read More

Summer usually shapes up for me to be a monotonous long drag. The heat is on, the days are long, and it just seems as if it will go on forever. No change in sight. … Read More

Tomorrow is the 4th of July. It is when our country proclaimed independence from England. We, the people, the formed government of the United States, will turn 248 years old. We are coming up on … Read More

This past Sunday, while we were in church, one of our dear members reported to us the death of their brother-in-law. It was a sudden thing. He was at home and passed out, the ambulance was called. The … Read More

Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate with our African American sisters and brothers. I’m Texas born and bred and so have always been aware of Juneteenth. Its ingrained in our culture and psyche that today is a true independence … Read More

You know, we live in some very stressful times. Many of us carry exceedingly heavy loads in our lives. Recently, there was a situation somone was relaying to me about an encounter they had with … Read More

This week was the meeting of the North Texas Annual Conference. It is the last time the North Texas Conference will meet. It was unanimously approved to unite with the Central Texas and Northwest Texas … Read More

I’ve been thinking about the word trust, and how is it we come to have trust in someone or something. Trust is an interesting concept. The definition of the kind of trust I’m thinking of … Read More

Well, things are beginning to heat up a little out there! Yes, the heat is beginning to return and its getting hot and steamy. Not my favorite time of the year here in Dallas. I … Read More